Delta Airlines says an engine issued forced a flight
from Nigeria to Atlanta to turn back and make an emergency landing at
the airport it departed from.
According to ABC news the Flight 55
from Lagos to Atlanta, Georgia, left around 10:50 p.m. local time
Tuesday and returned to Lagos International Airport less than an hour
later.

A Delta statement says the A330-200 had an issue with one
of its two engines. Delta says the flight landed safely and passengers
were evacuated onto the runway down emergency slides. Delta says five
passengers reported "non-critical" injuries during the evacuation, but
the statement didn't elaborate.

The airline says it was providing
hotel rooms for the passengers and would rebook them on another Delta
flight Wednesday afternoon.